{"id":36259,"date":"2026-03-13T13:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/texas-rangers-add-left-handed-pitcher-jalen-beeks-on-one-year-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:23:47","slug":"texas-rangers-add-left-handed-pitcher-jalen-beeks-on-one-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/texas-rangers-add-left-handed-pitcher-jalen-beeks-on-one-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers Add Left-Handed Pitcher Jalen Beeks on One-Year Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773422627650.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773422627650.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773422627650.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Texas Rangers have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Financial details of the agreement were not revealed.<\/p><p>To create space on their 40-man roster, the Rangers moved right-hander Alexis Diaz to waivers for potential assignment.<\/p><p>The 32-year-old Beeks led Arizona in game appearances last season, taking the mound 61 times with two starting assignments for the Diamondbacks. He compiled a 5-3 record along with one save opportunity, posting a 3.77 earned run average while recording 47 strikeouts across 57 1\/3 innings of work.<\/p><p>Throughout his major league career, Beeks has accumulated a 28-18 record with 16 saves and a 4.31 earned run average across 263 total games, including 21 starts. His professional journey has taken him through multiple organizations: the Boston Red Sox in 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays from 2018-20 and 2022-23, the Colorado Rockies in 2024, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024, and most recently Arizona.<\/p><p>The 29-year-old Diaz struggled during spring training, allowing eight earned runs over just 1 2\/3 innings across three relief outings. Texas had signed him to a one-year contract this past December.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Jalen Beeks on a one-year deal, moving right-hander Alexis Diaz off their roster to make space. Beeks, 32, appeared in 61 games for Arizona last season with a 3.77 ERA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773422627650.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9qP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56565,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/texas-rangers-sideline-reliever-garcia-with-shoulder-injury\/","url_meta":{"origin":36259,"position":0},"title":"Texas Rangers Sideline Reliever Garcia with Shoulder Injury","author":"Admin","date":"April 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Robert Garcia has been sidelined with shoulder inflammation and placed on the 15-day injured list. 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